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I can see a few old Lima and Hornby power cars getting cut up now, very nice how about some etched hst grills and panels just to help.

Toton used to have 2 scrapped class 37s used for moving power units around, they were dead 37s with the cabs still left on the chassis but the body shell between the cabs removed. That allowed the power units to be moved around for work to be done.

You could easily use these parts on a preserved line layout. When I was a working member on the KWVR we had a class 25 engine sat in the yard at Howarth for quite a while before it was transplanted into the 25.

Other power units would be a great addition, however you could create a full range of depot details like traction motors, possibly pallets of batterys, roof panels and bogie frames minus fittings etc.

Charlie you knew when you started the 144/143 that you'd be expected to do a new improved 142 using the same technology. A 141 would be nice but a little less usable around other regions.

Most people wouldnt know the difference between the 2 types, for me it looks fine and gives the idea. It would look good on a depot layout either in a part stripped shell or sat on a flat wagon or trestles. Once weathered and positioned where you want it, it will look great. Next would you do a 37 engine if poss, then I'll have to hunt down some cheap old Lima chassis/boby donars.

That would depend on how much the loco cost to purchase, plus how much attention you want to do yourself. If you just want to get it out of the box and run without any work it may not be what you want, but dont forget these are budget models and will hopefully bring in some new blood to the hobby.

When modelling the mainlines note the size of the signal post, they are a little on the extreme side. One each side of the mainlines, the trunking and signal cabinates will be easily doable using the Wills sets.

I have a few photos of the wagon works taken from the road bridge you may find useful and one of the diesel depot

Will you be modelling the unit reversals on the mainline.

Are you going to include the wagon repair depot as well to be used as a wagon repair depot or part of the MPD. Also will the layout be end to end or a through layout.

Jonathan would have got the money he asks for the kit and once youve bought the kit its upto you what you wish to do with it and as has already been said the price reflects the time spent building and painting the kit. If you check out the April BRM they have built this kit and in the article it says it takes around 50 hours just to build then you need to paint it, which will take longer the more complicated the liveryyou choose. Unfortunatley all this dosnt make for a budget price so most of us will just have to keep saving and buy the kit, however once you have the kit you have hours of fun building it and if you do a good job a real sence of achievement.

I believe that the rest of the ex jarvis train shown earlier was sold off when under the fastline ownership, hence only the 2 vehicles

The problem with the LEV is that 5 were built and each one has some detail differences, at least they all still exsist so it is posible to research all those differences.

I aquired some cast white metal parts a few years ago at a bus rally in the shape of 2 castings for the front lower panel of a Leyland National mk2 and 2 castings for the front indicator panel for all Leyland Nationals, they are very nicely done and are from Pirate models. I got them with the plan to build an LEV which I will do eventually, See the photo included, these could be useful to help. We could posibily work together and create some castings to make some 141 fronts.

If the loco is indeed beyond the point of no return, parts could no doubt be recovered. If this is the case the bogies could be overhauled and other parts, these could still be used to aid in the training of young engineers. As I said in my earlier post it would be good if a college could run a course on restoration, their are many rusting locos sat around ehich could be used.

Why not donate it to a college for use in training a new generation of engineers in several aspects of rail engineering, or even better still start a new college to train people in restoration, they could learn old engineering which is now being lost as technology advances.

Many years ago I aquired an MTK kit for the class 140 which I decided to use as a basis for a model. I am using two Hornby 142 chassis slimmed down as it was a narrow bodied unit. This is the progress so far, one half just about finished other half requiring roof, interior and detailing and then finally motorising and chipping.

A stranger unit would be the prototype class 140 which spent many years dumped at Holbeck depot in Leeds. As to modelling s 141 a few points to remember are as follows.. 1 they were narrower than standard units. 2 when new at least 1 was Workington blue and cream, the rest were West yorkshire Metro green and cream 3 when new they had non standard couplings and high mounted pipework They were worked ECS to Kilmarnock to be refurbed via the Settle-Carlise and worked back after refurb via the same route, leaving Leeds in green and returning in red and cream having received standard couplings, new engine/gearboxes and overhauls.

I am planning to put a pilkingtons special K set together however getting numbers and photos isn't proving to be that easy, it appears that not many people bothered taking photos of this set. Once I've got the set together I will hopefully fill it with some people, and the odd flailer just to add to the effect..

I think I'll have to get myself a couple of these coaches. I remember they were some of the best available when they originally came out and they still look just as good. The worst part is the moulded vac tank which I will have to remove and replace with some Southern Pride etches and seperate tanks. A little time and paint on the interior may also be an idea.

Yes it was in Railway modeller in the early 90s. The layout was Leeds trams by Andrew Ross, it was photographed at the same time as my old layout Cranliegh Down by Steve Flint (now editor of R M)

59003 is now back in this country under the ownership of GBRF so we will soon see another livery on a 59. I remember watching all the 59/2s working around Ferrybridge and Gas.wood when they were new, I do think they looked good in National Power colours. On a slightly off track thread I was at the Model Rail Exhibition at Milton Keynes (1992 possibly) with GCS Quarries layout (later renamed R&M Quarries under new ownership). We were using Mainline/Dapol class 56s on the stone train models when we were approached to see if we would like to inspect the first Lima model of a class 59 (at that time it was the pre production prototype which was under revue by the importers who thought we would be interested as we had a quarry layout) after guite a while having a good look at it, it was handed back. Also at that show was another exhibitor with a demonstration stand with scratch built 59s on, at that time 59201 had just arrived in the country, we managed to borrow models of all 10 59s (at that existed at that time) to do an open day at the quarry a picture appeared in the magazine after the show.

I am thinking about getting a Hornby railroad class 31, I've heard quite a lot of reports saying that the ex Lima model is a better looking body. Also the super detailed Hornby locos suffered from major failures in the chassis. I will use the cab interiors and buffers available from spares stockists to detail the railroad chassis if I get one.

me thinks I might have to get myself a set of these, looking very nice so far well done.